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Artefact ID741
TM IDTM 34132
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassTextual
MaterialStone
Writing mediumDipinto
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

I.Oasis p. 57-58 no. 11; SB XX 14839, SEG XXXVIII 1808

Painted in red,  the dipinto spreads over 45 cm in height and 50 cm in width, the letters are 4-5 cm high. Most of the 8 lines of the text are erased except for the beginning, bearing an invocatio: "Lord Jesus Christ, punish greatly him (or Megas?) who blasphemes against you. I, Psalis, have lived..." Jesus Christ is abbreviated ΙΣ ΧΣ.

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra
Date from300
Date to399
Dating criteria

Archaeological context, see Wagner 1987: 358.

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

 Dūš, in the hypostyle hall of the temple, East wall, South corner, at man's height.

Accession number

Dūš, in situ

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Reference edition

• Wagner, Guy. 1987. Les oasis d'Égypte à l'époque grecque, romaine et byzantine d'après les documents grecs. Le Caire: Ifao, 57-58, no. 11.

Editio princeps

• Wagner, Guy. 1980. "Nouvelles inscriptions grecques du temple de Douch." BIFAO 80, 339.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 741", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/741
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